- Time's Up For Internet, Wireless Providers' 'Keep Connected' Pledge During Crisis
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Pledge meant those companies would not discontinue service or charge late fees for cell phone customers unable to pay because of new economic hardships. ...
- Free TV, Movie Content Targeted For Cyber Crimes
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 23, 2020
McAfee identified the riskiest entertainment content in two top-ten lists -- one for TV shows and another for movies -- after analyzing web results for searches of the entertainment titles ...
- T-Mobile Recovering From Monday Outage
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Complaints spiked on Monday afternoon, and the company said it was working on the issue. ...
- WPP, SuperAwesome Form Global Partnership Focused On Engaging Responsibly With Kids Online
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, May 28, 2020
The agreement gives WPP agencies and clients access to the SuperAwesome team, which develops secure children's technology, as well as its engagement platform and array of tools. ...
- Bill Would Prohibit Internet Disconnections During COVID-19 Pandemic
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Internet and phone providers would be prohibited from terminating service to consumers until at least 6 months after the end of the pandemic, under legislation proposed by Sens. Jeff Merkley, ...
- Daytime Kids Viewing In Top 25 Markets Soars Nearly 300%, Big Gains In Internet, Gaming
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Daytime broadcast TV viewership for kids and teens has soared 200% to 300% on average in the top U.S markets in the last month and a half. There have also ...
- GoDaddy Steps Into Domain Registries, Acquires Neustar
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
GoDaddy earlier this month acquired one of the largest domain name registrars in the world. Neustar is a privately held business that operates a variety of domain name extensions. The ...
- Businesses Can Manage, Update Online Directories For Free As States Reopen
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Uberall has released a free service that brings real-time location data and listings management to business owners across directories and local search platforms such as Google, Apple Maps, Facebook, and ...
- Divided FCC Issues Upbeat Report On Broadband
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 27, 2020
Broadband is being deployed on a "reasonable and timely basis," even though 18 million Americans lack access to wireline service, a divided FCC says. ...
- People Still Search For Local Businesses, Phone Calls On Rise
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 17, 2020
Marketers shouldn't assume local searches have tanked. Data released Friday shows local impressions fell only 10% between mid-January and mid-March, according to Uberall. ...
- Why Web Freedom Won't Be The Same After COVID-19
Media Insider, Steven Rosenbaum - Monday, April 13, 2020
"I do not want the government to be the ones to decide what should or shouldn't be posted online," said one participant in panel about platform legislation. ...
- Charter To Up Minimum Wage To $20 Over Two Years, Starting With 'Frontline' Workers
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
The cable operator says the pandemic accelerated implementation of a wage hike already under discussion. ...
- Internet Speeds Lag Just When Time Becomes Of The Essence
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Households that use multiple devices at the same time are more likely to report slower connection speeds -- likely the effect of several people working from home, attending online classes ...
- Comcast: Peak Network Use Surged 32% In March, VOD Up 25% YoY
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Linear video consumption increased by four hours during March, to 64 hours per week, and gaming downloads are up by 50%, and 80% during new releases. ...
- Consumers Fear Tech Outages During COVID-19 Outbreak: Pew Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Most have used email to communicate during the crisis, but only a few have tried to reach doctors. ...
- Internet Speeds Drop In New York, Austin
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, March 30, 2020
Internet speeds are slowing to some degree in 88 cities, according to a new analysis by Broadbandnow. Of 200 cities analyzed, 44% experienced some degree of network degradation over the ...
- Internet Showing Strain, Despite Streamers' Bit-Throttling Moves
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, March 27, 2020
Download speeds rose as broadband speeds declined last week in some parts of the U.S. and Europe, reported "The New York Times." And while Netflix didn't explain the cause, some ...
- 'WWD' Finds Success With Webinar Strategy During Pandemic
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Each episode features industry experts who focus on themes like what to do with an overabundance of supply to what's going on in the fashion industry worldwide. ...
- Virgin Media Down, 'The Independent' Reports
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Yesterday, "The Independent" was reporting on the mobile phone networks having issues as Britain worked from home, today it's Virgin Media's turn to go down as demand soars. ...
- Brits Are Using Facebook Less, Research Suggests
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, March 13, 2020
Roughly a third of British consumers are using Facebook and other walled garden sites less than a year ago, while they are surfing the open net more, according to a ...
- Report Questions Walled Gardens' Digital Ad Primacy, Finds Most Americans Prefer Open Web
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
A fundamental paradox of the digital advertising marketplace is underscored in a new report from programmatic exchange OpenX and The Harris Poll, which shows consumers are far more prone to ...
- New Worry: Covid-19 Scams That Carry Their Own Kind Of Viruses
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Cybersecurity firm Check Point reports a big uptick in phony domains and malware viruses, from scammers cashing in on the coronavirus scare. ...
- Maine Privacy Battle Could Shape Nationwide Laws
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 20, 2020
"If the ISPs win this First Amendment argument, it's difficult to see how we're ever going to have any kind of privacy law in the United States," Public Knowledge's Harold ...
- Will Ofcom Have The Power To Regulate The Internet?
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 14, 2020
"The Telegraph" is openly questioning whether Ofcom will truly have the power to regulate the internet. The paper outlines that it is a massive task and one the body will ...
- Ofcom Will Be Given Lead Role In Policing Internet, Platforms
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
The Government has confirmed that Ofcom will be empowered to regulate the internet in the UK. The regulator will have responsibility for ensuring that Twitter, Facebook and other firms are ...
- Court Won't Reconsider Net Neutrality Repeal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 7, 2020
In a defeat for net neutrality advocates, a federal appellate court has left in place a decision upholding the repeal of the Obama-era broadband rules. ...
- Coalition For Better Ads Releases Video Standards; Study Finds 764M Devices Blocked Ads In Q4
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, February 6, 2020
The standards identify ad experiences beneath a threshold of consumer acceptability, which are most likely to drive consumers to install ad blockers. The study was released Thursday, a day after ...
- More Than 40 Million In U.S. Lack Broadband Access, Report Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 6, 2020
The FCC significantly underestimated the number of people who lack access to broadband service, according to new research by BroadbandNow. ...
- UK Will Hold Social Media Bosses Accountable For Content
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 7, 2020
Executives are likely to be taken to court if social media companies allow harmful content to remain published. ...
- One In Six Worldwide Users Currently Blocking Ads
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Thursday, February 6, 2020
One in six internet users are now actively bypassing ads via some form of ad-blocking tech on either mobile or desktop browsers. ...
